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Leonard James WHITTNEY

Regimental number3935
Place of birthKapunda South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressDaniel Blyth, 223 Barkly Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinFather, Frederick Whittney, Ninth Street, Bowden, South Australia
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Sergeant
Unit name21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 February 1917
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot B, Row B, Grave 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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